La Mer
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La Mer is an impressionistic orchestral composition by Claude Debussy that evocatively depicts the shifting moods and colors of the sea.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Mer canonical | 6 |
| La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2385255 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La Mer Context triple: [Claude Debussy, notableWork, La Mer]
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A.
Le Soleil des eaux
Le Soleil des eaux is a modernist vocal-orchestral work by Pierre Boulez, based on poems by René Char and known for its complex serial techniques and evolving revisions.
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B.
Le Mistral
Le Mistral was the original name of the iconic English-language Parisian bookshop later known as Shakespeare and Company.
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C.
Les Travailleurs de la mer
Les Travailleurs de la mer is a novel by Victor Hugo that dramatizes human struggle against the sea and industrial progress, set on the island of Guernsey.
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D.
Le Pardon de Pont-Aven
Le Pardon de Pont-Aven is a Post-Impressionist painting by Émile Bernard depicting a Breton religious procession in the town of Pont-Aven, notable for its bold colors and cloisonnist style.
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E.
By the Sea
By the Sea is a 2015 romantic drama film starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt as a troubled couple on a seaside vacation in 1970s France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La Mer Target entity description: La Mer is an impressionistic orchestral composition by Claude Debussy that evocatively depicts the shifting moods and colors of the sea.
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A.
Le Soleil des eaux
Le Soleil des eaux is a modernist vocal-orchestral work by Pierre Boulez, based on poems by René Char and known for its complex serial techniques and evolving revisions.
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B.
Le Mistral
Le Mistral was the original name of the iconic English-language Parisian bookshop later known as Shakespeare and Company.
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C.
Les Travailleurs de la mer
Les Travailleurs de la mer is a novel by Victor Hugo that dramatizes human struggle against the sea and industrial progress, set on the island of Guernsey.
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D.
Le Pardon de Pont-Aven
Le Pardon de Pont-Aven is a Post-Impressionist painting by Émile Bernard depicting a Breton religious procession in the town of Pont-Aven, notable for its bold colors and cloisonnist style.
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E.
By the Sea
By the Sea is a 2015 romantic drama film starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt as a troubled couple on a seaside vacation in 1970s France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral composition
ⓘ
symphonic work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
La Mer
ⓘ
surface form:
La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre
|
| catalogueNumber | L. 109 ⓘ |
| completionPlace | France ⓘ |
| composer | Claude Debussy ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts |
colors of the sea
ⓘ
shifting moods of the sea ⓘ the sea ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| genre | Impressionism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
J. M. W. Turner
ⓘ
Katsushika Hokusai ⓘ seascapes ⓘ English Channel ⓘ
surface form:
the English Channel
|
| keyCharacteristic |
complex harmony
ⓘ
evocative tone painting ⓘ innovative orchestration ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| movement |
De l’aube à midi sur la mer
ⓘ
Dialogue du vent et de la mer ⓘ Jeux de vagues ⓘ |
| movementNumber |
1: De l’aube à midi sur la mer
ⓘ
2: Jeux de vagues ⓘ 3: Dialogue du vent et de la mer ⓘ |
| musicalEra |
Modern
ⓘ
late Romantic ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Berlin Philharmonic
ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin Philharmonic under Claudio Abbado
Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
surface form:
Boston Symphony Orchestra under Charles Munch
Orchestre de Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Orchestre de Paris under Charles Dutoit
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Bernard Haitink
|
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Camille Chevillard ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1905-10-15 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | Concerts Lamoureux ⓘ |
| publisher | A. Durand & Fils ⓘ |
| style | orchestral Impressionism ⓘ |
| subtitle | Trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Sea ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | 23 minutes ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: La Mer Description of subject: La Mer is an impressionistic orchestral composition by Claude Debussy that evocatively depicts the shifting moods and colors of the sea.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
La Mer
subject surface form:
Achille-Claude Debussy
subject surface form:
Achille-Claude Debussy
this entity surface form:
La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre